They received every man a penny. There was no agreement how much they should receive, but merely that justice should be done ([Reference M…

Every man a penny — The scale of payment was based on a principle of generous equity. The laborers' idleness was no fault of their…

Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, an…

Remigius of Auxerre: To establish the truth of the saying, “There are many who are first who will be last, and the last fi…

Laborers were customarily paid at the end of each day (cf. Leviticus 19:13). The foreman is told to pay each worker the standard day-lab…

And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour ,
&c.] Who were the last that were hired; and signify eit…

This parable's primary purpose seems to show that although the Jews were first called into the vineyard, the gospel would eventually be preached to…

Above, the Lord spoke about the attainment of the kingdom of heaven by the common way of salvation and by the way of perfection. Because certain pe…